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Ray Ennis – The Swinging Blue Jeans
As the voice and driving force of The Swinging Blue Jeans, Ray Ennis helped shape the sound of -
Mike Batt on songwriting and his symphony
Few musicians of Mike Batt’s vintage are still pushing creative boundaries with the same fervour that defined their -
Steve Hackett: The Lamb Stands Up
Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett discusses his new live album The Lamb Stands Up Live At The Royal -
Bob Jackson – Badfinger
What do you get when you mix a band of power pop visionaries into the jaws of crooked -
Al Jardine
Al Jardine reflects on the life and legacy of Brian Wilson, a defining force of The Beach Boys -
1975: The Year the World Forgot
Dylan Jones has long been one of British journalism’s more discerning cultural archaeologists, whether digging into David Bowie’s -
Don Powell – Slade
Don Powell revisits the defining moments of Slade’s rise, from their rough-edged Black Country beginnings and Chas Chandler’s -
Main Course: Bob Stanley on the Bee Gees’ Reinvention
Once dismissed as maudlin hitmakers and later scapegoated for the death of disco, the Bee Gees were always -
Fresh Cream Revisited
Jack Bruce was never just the bass player, he was Cream’s secret weapon: the rare musician who could -
Daryl Hooper – The Seeds
Still blooming after all these years, Daryl Hooper, organ grinder-in-chief and musical engine of The Seeds, proves that
